Eye-shields



Jan. 24, 1961 M. D. VlVOLO 2,968,812

EYE-SHIELDS Filed Feb. 24, 1959 SHYFW- m +11% INVENTOR. MIC/M62 0.v/Vozo ATTORNEY Unit tates Patent EYE-SHIELDS Michael 1). Vivolo, NewYork, NE. (50 Radcliif Road, Staten Island, N.Y.)

Filed Feb. 24, 1959, Ser. No. 794,884

2 Claims. (Cl. 2-12) This invention relates to eye-shields or vizors,and particularly to those of the type used by workmen in variousindustries, sportsmen, automobilists and others for protection for theeyes from the glare of the sun or from strong lighting.

Many of these types of vizors or eye-shields are composed of acrescent-shaped piece of material, often of colored transparent natureand sometimes of opaque material. The body of the eye-shield is usuallyheld in position on the forehead by means of a strap or tying stringextending around the back of the head. One of the objections encounteredin eye-shields of known construction is the inability of the user toadapt or fit the shield in position above the eyes in a manner to meetnot only individual requirements due to physical conformation of thehead and face, but to meet variations in lighting.

It is therefore one of the objects of the present invention to providean eye shield which shall have its vizor so fitted and connected to thehead-strap that adjnstability of the shield relative to the strap can beeasily had thereby enabling each user to secure maximum protection andsatisfaction from the eye-shield.

More particularly, the invention contemplates the provision of aneye-shield which shall be provided with a crescent-shaped vizor securedto a head-strap and capable of fitment thereon in a number of differentpositions to thereby meet the requirements of each individual user or tomeet extraordinary lighting conditions. It is an object of the inventionto provide, in an eye shield of this character, a vizor which can beattached to a head strap in a manner to permit of pivotal movement ofthe vizor relatively to the strap, thereby permitting of specialadjustment of the vizor.

These and other objects are attained by the invention, a more particulardescription of which will hereinafter appear and be set forth in detailin the claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein an illustrative embodiment of theinvention is disclosed,

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of an eye-shield constructedaccording to the invention;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational View of the vizor of the eye-shield;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view, taken substantially on the line 33 of Fig.1, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 4 shows the eye-shield as it appears in use; and

Fig. 5 is a detail view, showing how the shield may be adjusted to suitrequirements.

In the drawing, 1 indicates the body of the vizor of the eye-shield, thesame being made in any suitable way from a flexible sheet material andpreferably of a transparent, semi-transparent or even opaque nature,such as green-tinted Celluloid or plastic material. In the form shown,the vizor is substantially crescent shape.

The head band or encircling strap is generally indicated at 2, and thesame is made adjustable as to size by means of the adjusting buckle 3and co-operating loop member 4. The front portion of the head strap iscomposed of two overlying sections, indicated respectively at 5 and 6,these sections of the head band or strap being secured together by thetransverse stitches shown at 7.

The upper marginal edge portion of the vizor fits between the frontsections 5 and 6 of the head band or strap and the same is adapted to beadjustably secured to these parts of the strap by means of one or morerivets 8 or equivalent fastening means. For this purpose, the vizor isprovided in its upper marginal edge portion with a plurality of holesindicated at 9 and through which one or more of the rivets can beextended as shown in Fig. 3. The row of holes shown at 10 is primarilyintended for ventilation.

From the foregoing, the uses and advantages of the improved eye-shieldwill be apparent. When one rivet 8 is employed to secure the vizor tothe head band or strap, the rivet will serve as a pivotal point for thevizor, permitting the same to be pivotally shifted, as indicated indotted lines in Fig. 5 to meet the requirements of the individual useror to meet prevailing lighting conditions. Even if several rivets areemployed, a pivotal movement of the shield or vizor is possible. If thefore-portions 5 and 6 of the head band or strap are made of expansibleor elastic material, such as elastic webbing, the transverse stitches 7will be resiliently urged against the edge portion 11 of the vizor, thustending to hold the vizor in any selected position of adjustment.

Through the arrangement described, it will be apparent that aneye-shield is provided in which regulation of position of the vizorrelatively to the head band is attained with the result that the vizormay be tilted and adjustably fitted relatively to the eyes to meetrequirements.

Having described a single embodiment of the invention, it is obviousthat the same is not to be restricted thereto, but is broad enough tocover all structures coming within the scope of the annexed claims.

What I claim is:

1. An eye-shield comprising a head band, a crescentshaped vizorpivotally secured at a central point adjacent to its upper edge to thehead band, the head band including a pair of overlying sections ofuniform width and between which the upper edge portion of the vizor isextended, spaced lines of stitching extending through the overlyingsections of the head band, said lines of stitching being operative toengage against the opposite ends of the vizor to hold the vizor inselected positions of adjustment.

2. An eye-shield comprising a crescent-shaped vizor having a pluralityof holes through its upper marginal edge portions, the holes beingarranged in side-by-side relation, a head band of two overlying frontportions between which the apertured upper edge portion of the vizor isinserted, a fastening element extending through the two sections of thehead band and through a selected one of the holes for pivotallyattaching the vizor to the head band, and stitching extendingtransversely across the overlying sections of the head band, closelyadjacent to the opposite ends of the vizor, with the vizor beingconfined between the stitching and having its pivotal movementrestricted by the stitching.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,110,350 Schneider Sept. 15, 1914 1,771,544 McKisson July 29, 19301,789,552 Judd Jan. 20, 1931 FOREIGN PATENTS 331,360 Great Britain July3, 1930

